Fen, Bog And Swamp: A Short History Of Peatland Destruction And Its RoleIn The Climate Crisis

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'Magnificent' Guardian

'Remarkable ... A compact classic!' Bill McKibben

'I learned something new - and found something amazing - on every page' Anthony Doerr, author of All the Light We Cannot See
Fens, bogs, swamps and marine estuaries are the earth's most desirable and dependable resources. Here, Pulitzer Prize winner Annie Proulx brings her witness and research to the vitally important role they play in preserving the environment, and their systemic destruction in the pursuit of profit. Travelling from the fens of sixteenth-century England to America's Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Fen, Bog and Swamp is both a revelatory history and an urgent plea for wetland reclamation, from one of our greatest prose stylists.

'A rousing call to action' Esquire

'Sparklingly furious ... it has a profoundly positive message' Richard Mabey, Telegraph

'This haunting tribute ... is a pleasure to read' Financial Times

Book details and technical specifications

Format: Paperback / softback
ISBN13: 9780008534431
Published: September 2023

Number of pages: 208
Width: 129 mm
Height: 198 mm
Depth: 16 mm

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers